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Ouidah Heritage Tour
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Ouidah Heritage Tour

The ochre walls of the Portuguese fort, now the Ouidah History Museum

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Ouidah History Museum

Housed in the Portuguese fort of 1721, the museum opened in 1967.

  • Culture

The Portuguese fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá, built in 1721, has housed the Ouidah History Museum since 6 September 1967. It explains the town’s place in the Atlantic slave trade and its ties with Brazil.